Child Protection
H.R. 1505—-Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) / Judiciary (04/06/05)—A bill to revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program.
Discrimination
H. Con. Res. 123—-Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) / Education and the Workforce, Judiciary (04/05/05)—Concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence with respect to discrimination and harassment faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in schools.
H.R. 1521—-Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) / Ways and Means (04/06/05)—A bill to deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color.
Education
S. 697—-Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (04/05/05)—A bill to improve higher education.
H.R. 1506—-Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) / Education and the Workforce (04/06/05)—A bill to improve the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
H.R. 1522—-Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) / Education and the Workforce (04/06/05)—A bill to expand the loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and to provide loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for nurses.
S. 724—-Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (04/06/05)—A bill to improve the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
S. 725—-Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (04/06/05)—A bill to improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program.
Family Support
H.R. 1462—-Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) / Veterans Affairs (04/05/05)—A bill to reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
Reproductive Health
S. 707—-Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (04/05/05)—A bill to reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity.
Small Business
S. 723—-Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) / Finance (04/06/05)—A bill to allow small businesses to set up simple cafeteria plans to provide nontaxable employee benefits to their employees, and to make changes in the requirements for cafeteria plans, flexible spending accounts, and benefits provided under such plans or accounts.
Social Security
S. 710—-Sen. Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR) / Finance (04/05/05)—A bill to provide states with the option to expand or add coverage for pregnant women under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Programs.
Tax Policy
H.R. 1518—-Rep. Ric Keller (R-FL) / Ways and Means (04/06/05)—A bill to expand the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include educational assistance provided to dependents of employees.
H.R. 1519—-Rep. John B. Larson (D-CT) / Ways and Means (04/06/05)—A bill to help American families save, invest, and build a better future.
